Guest Leslie A.Williams Posted February 21, 2011 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 at 07:05 PM Greetings. Who should be allowed to speak at a meeting if two members got up at the same time and the chair was not paying attention as to who should speak?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 21, 2011 at 07:11 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 at 07:11 PM Greetings. Who should be allowed to speak at a meeting if two members got up at the same time and the chair was not paying attention as to who should speak??If the chair cannot form an opinion about who is entitled to the floor, he can put the question to a vote, and whoever gets the most votes is assigned the floor. RONR (10th ed.), p. 370, ll. 19-22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted February 21, 2011 at 08:33 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 at 08:33 PM Go with the bigger guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted February 21, 2011 at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 at 08:41 PM Who should be allowed to speak at a meeting if two members got up at the same time and the chair was not paying attention as to who should speak??In order to maintain the appearance of impartiality the chair should recognize the member he had not intended to select. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted February 21, 2011 at 08:46 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 at 08:46 PM In order to maintain the appearance of impartiality the chair should recognize the member he had not intended to select.One assumes this is meant to be nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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